Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.181, English translation, including a commentary (Gaudiya-bhasya). This text is similair to the Caitanya-caritamrita and narrates the pastimes of Lord Caitanya, proclaimed to be the direct incarnation of Krishna (as Bhagavan) This is verse 181 of Madhya-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Shrivasa and the Inauguration of Sankirtana”.
Verse 2.181
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.181:
বিচিত্র মযুর-পুচ্ছ শোভে তদ্-উপরি ঝলমল মণি-গণ,—লখিতে না পারি ॥ ১৮১ ॥
विचित्र मयुर-पुच्छ शोभे तद्-उपरि झलमल मणि-गण,—लखिते ना पारि ॥ १८१ ॥
vicitra mayura-puccha śobhe tad-upari jhalamala maṇi-gaṇa,—lakhite nā pāri || 181 ||
vicitra mayura-puccha sobhe tad-upari jhalamala mani-gana,—lakhite na pari (181)
English translation:
(181) “His head was decorated with a colorful peacock feather, and the jewels on His body were so bright that I could not see Him properly.